Combined cradle and crib.



L. G. HOUSER.

COMBINED CRADLE AND CRIB.

APPLICATION FILED M127, 1912.

1 %6 1 I Patented Dec. 3, 1912.

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i LLEWELLYN G. HOUSER, F READING, PENNSYLVANIA..

COMBINED CIEtADLIEl A1 \TD CRIB.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 27, 1912.Serial No. 680,338.

Patented Dec. 1912.

I To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LLEWELLYN Gr. HOUSER, citizen of the United States,residing at Reading, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements. in Comhinted Cradlesand Cribs, of which the following is a specification.

his invention relates to an improvement in ombined cradle and cribconstruction, and the object in the present invention is to prov'de adevice that may be easily and rapidly converted from a cradle to a crib,or v1ce versa.

A further object is to provide means for adjusting the height of thecrib, either while being used as a crib or as a cradle.

The invention consists of a pair of vertically slidable and adjustablerocker mem- 'bers, together with a crib body havmg means thereon forpermitting the said members to slide in its ends, and means for securingthe parts in any position in which they may be placed, said meanscomprising tension springsicarried by the crib body and bearing againstthe sliding members. e

The invention is more fully described in the following specification andclearly illustrated in the accomparty-ing drawlng, 1n

F igure 1 is an end View of my device with the rockers raised, the cribstandlng on its casters. Fig. 2 is a like view w1th the rocker i memberslowered, the crib body being raised from'the floor. Fig. 3 is alike viewwith the rocker member removed; Fig. t isa sectional view on line 4 4 ofFig. 3, and Fig. 5 is anend view with the rocker member in reversedposition and with the crib body raised.

-. The numeral 1 designates the crib body which may be of any suitableform or de'-.

mned with vertical corner posts 2, which is formed with a verticalgroove 3 extending upward from its lower end. v

' The numeral 4: designates the rocker members. These members are formedwith a rounded or curved lower edge 5, to serve as a means for rockingthe device. The upper edge is straight and at right angles to the sides.These members fit loosely and slide vertically in the grooves 3 in theposts, and

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means of which it may be moved.

of the crib, and these springs are located between the surface of theend boards 8 and the inner surface of the rocker members, andthe tensionof these springs is such that the rocker members will be held by them inany position in which they are set in the grooves. Inasmuch as thedevice is intended for infants, the weight of the combined crib body andits occupant will be such that these springs will securely hold themfrom moving down in the grooves. It is of course possible that more thanone spring may be required in some cases, but it has been found thatthis is not often required.

It is evident that when the device is to be used as a crib, the rockermembers are raised, permitting the body to rest upon the bers need beraised which will prevent rockingv just as eifectually as with bothraised. When it is desired to form a cradle, both rocker membersarelowered, raising the body portion, and permitting the device to rockon the members 4, as a cradle. Should \t be found desirable to use thedevice as a c 'b, and still have the body raised from the H or, therocker members 4 may be removed and replaced in the .grooves in invertedposition, as shown in Fig. 5. By this means the crib may be adjusted asto height very easily.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is I In a device of the character described,the combination of a crib body comprising a box-like member formed withupright corner posts, and a series of rail members joining said posts,each of which post-s isformed with a vertical groove on its inner faceextending upwardly from the bottom; a flat spring centrally located onthe outer surface of each of. the end boards of the body, one end ofsaid springs being inserted into the body of the end boards and the freeends "being curved to form bearing surfaces for the rocker members; apair of removable rocker members fitting slidably in said grooves and incontact with the springs, said rocker members being reversible and y Thenumeral 7 designates a tension spring, locatedon the end boards, one. ateach end,

floor, or if desired, only one of these-mema suitable handle 6 isprovided thereon byfi eapahle' of vertical adjustment in the Intestimony' whereof .I affix signature I v grooves; Oneof thelongitudinal edges of in presence of twowitnessesr each member beingstraight-and at right I I angles to the vertical ec'iges, and the'opposite LLEWELLYN, HOUSER' longitudinal edge being'curved, and a cen-Witnesses? trally disposed handkfion ear-h of the rock- En. A. KELLY,

ing members.

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